Lam 203879 224628919 2008-07-09T18:53:42Z Badagnani 308437 /* Cantonese */ rm non-notable {{wiktionarypar|lam}} {{TOCright}} '''Lam''' and its various forms has several meanings. ==lām== *[[lamedh|Lām]], a letter of the Arabic alphabet ==Lam== *A part of the phrase "[[on the lam]]" *[[Mor lam]], an ancient [[Lao]] form of song in [[Laos]] :[[Lam saravane]] music genre :[[Lam luang]] music genre *[[Lam, Germany]], a town in Bavaria ==LAM== *[[Lactational amenorrhea method]], a contraceptive method *[[LAM - Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique|Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique]] - National airline of Mozambique *LAM, an [[internet slang]] acronym meaning "leave a message" *LAM, the International Air Transport Association airport code for [[Los Alamos Airport]] *[[LAM/MPI]], an MPI programming environment and development system for heterogeneous computers on a network *Land-Air 'Mech, a variety of [[BattleMech]] in the ''[[Classic BattleTech|BattleTech]]'' board game *[[Loadable Authentication Modules]], an authentication framework used by [[IBM AIX (operating system)|IBM AIX]]<ref>[http://publib16.boulder.ibm.com/doc_link/en_US/a_doc_lib/aixprggd/kernextc/sec_load_mod.htm Kernel Extensions and Device Support Programming Concepts - Loadable Authentication Module Programming Interface<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> *Lobe Attachment Module - a type of [[token ring]] connection. *[[London After Midnight (band)|London After Midnight]], an L.A. Band. *[[Lymphangioleiomyomatosis]], a rare lung disease *the collection code of the [[Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County]] *[[Weapons in Deus Ex#Demolition|Lightweight Attack Muniton]], a weapon in the computer game ''[[Deus Ex]]'' *[[Lipoarabinomannan]], a glycolipid associated with the cell wall of Mycobacterium tubercolosis *[[Laser aiming module]], a term for laser sights for [[firearm]]s ==Lam.== May be an abbreviation for: *The [[Book of Lamentations]] in the [[Tanakh]]. *[[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck]] (1744&ndash;1829), French naturalist. *Short for [[Lamborghini]]. *Abbreviation for Laser Aiming Module on certain firearms. ==Surname== ===India=== '''Lam''' is a surname in Southern India. ===Vietnamese=== '''[[Lin (surname)|Lâm]]''' is a common [[Vietnamese name|Vietnamese surname]]. :[[Andrew Lam]], writer :[[Lam Quang Thi]], member of the South Vietnamese military :[[Charles Tran Van Lam]], politician :[[Tony Lam]], Vietnamese American politician ===Cantonese=== '''Lam''' is a common [[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]] ([[Hong Kong]]) surname. It is a variant of [[Mandarin (linguistics)|Mandarin Chinese]] ''[[Lin (surname)|Lin]]''. :[[Adrian Lam]], coach :[[Anthony Lam]], fire fighter :[[Bun-Ching Lam]], concert pianist and composer :[[Carol Lam]], ex. [[US Attorney]] :[[Chet Lam]], singer/songwriter :[[Chua Lam]], newspaper columnist :[[Dale Lam]], choreographer :[[David Lam]], Lieutenant Governor :[[Derek Lam]], fashion designer :[[Eman Lam]], musician :[[George Lam]] ([[林子祥]]), singer :[[James Lam]], author and consultant :[[Karena Lam]] (林嘉欣), actress :[[Lam Bun]], radio commentator :[[Lam Kor-wan]], serial killer :[[Pat Lam]], rugby player :[[Raymond Lam]], actor :[[Richard Lam]], lyricist :[[Ringo Lam]], film director :[[Stephen Lam]], government official :[[Tony Lam]], politician :[[Sandy Lam]], singer :[[Sarah Lam]], actress :[[Wifredo Lam]], artist :[[Yin-ling Lam]], news broadcaster '''Lam''' is also an uncommon ([[South East Asia]]) surname. It is a variant of [[Mandarin (linguistics)|Mandarin Chinese]] ''[[Lan (surname)|Lan]]'' literary means "blue". ===Hakka=== '''Lam''' is a common ([[Hakka]]) surname. It is a variant of [[Mandarin (linguistics)|Mandarin Chinese]] ''[[Lan (surname)|Lan]]'' literally means "blue"(蓝). It is sometimes written as '''Lum'''. ===Other nationalities=== *[[Adrian Lam]], Australian rugby league player *[[Jan Lam]], Polish journalist *[[Simon S. Lam]], American professor ===Fictional people=== *[[Carolyn Lam]], character in ''Stargate SG-1'' *[[Donald Lam]], Erle Stanley Gardner detective ==See also== *[[Tai Lam Country Park]], Hong Kong *[[Po Lam]], area of Hong Kong *[[Lam Research]], semiconductor design company *[[Phra Lak Phra Lam]], Lao version of the Ramayana *[[Monts de Lam]], a department of Chad *[[Lum Invader]], a fictional character from the manga and anime series ''Urusei Yatsura'' whose name is sometimes romanized as "Lam" ==References== <references/> {{disambig}} [[de:LAM]] [[eo:LAM]] [[fr:LAM]] [[it:LAM]] [[nl:Lam]] [[ja:LAM]] [[pt:Lam]] [[ksh:LAM (Watt ėßß datt?)]] [[Category:Vietnamese family names]]